It was wonderful to see Headly's Bridge coming back to form at Exeter last week when he ran on to finish 4th in a handicap chase. He had just begun to turn a corner a week before and will hopefully improve more. He came out of the race in a positive manner and we will look to run him over further next time.
Headly was ridden by young 7lb amateur Zac Baker. It is really good when you find a keen, young lad with a good attitude. Zac gave Headly a lovely ride and was in unison with the horse over the fences which to me is important. We are hoping that he can continue to ride him and build on a good relationship with horse, owner & trainer! We were really pleased for Headly's owner, Mrs Bridel, and are hoping to build on that run. The photo below is of Headly immediately after the race in the stables at Exeter racecourse. And for those that are interested, Headly ran without shoes.
We
have had some lovely frosty mornings when out early on the gallops the past few
days so I thought it was worth taking a few photos of Lester Symonds riding
Headly's Bridge (who will be running again soon). We are very lucky that even
before the ground had the sun on it there was plenty of give underfoot due to
the tremendous thick old turf that has a bit of moss in it - something that you
rarely see these days. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year.
Headly’s Bridge ran for the first time this season at
Chepstow after a while off.
The ground was no where near soft enough for him as he really needs a
bog to be seen at his best. The ground
was good but was safe for him so we decided to run. The race also wasn’t run particularly to suit
as they went steady and then flew up the straight. I said to the jockey if his winning chance
was gone then to keep hold of him and ride a race for him to finish well and
that’s what he did. Consequently he has
come out of the race positively and ready to go again but we just need more
rain. Below are pictures of his
preparations before his race doing grid work and also relaxing with his magic
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